He was very sweet at a 1977 Star Trek conference I attended -- had a blood drive, of course, but he also let me win the bidding for a signed Ellison book.
None of that has any effect on the impact of his books and characters (I really came to loathe Lazarus Long over the years), and those of us who became increasingly disappointed by the gender issues in his work.
It is about the texts, not the authors as people, something that it's difficult for many to keep in mind. Here's my post about my reading relationship with Heinlein's work:
And I'd still rather spend time with Herewiss than with any of Heinlein's male characters, most of his female characters (the only one I still have any fondness for is Mike the Computer in MOON)>
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He was very sweet at a 1977 Star Trek conference I attended -- had a blood drive, of course, but he also let me win the bidding for a signed Ellison book.
None of that has any effect on the impact of his books and characters (I really came to loathe Lazarus Long over the years), and those of us who became increasingly disappointed by the gender issues in his work.
It is about the texts, not the authors as people, something that it's difficult for many to keep in mind. Here's my post about my reading relationship with Heinlein's work:
http://ithiliana.livejournal.com/1396501.html
And I'd still rather spend time with Herewiss than with any of Heinlein's male characters, most of his female characters (the only one I still have any fondness for is Mike the Computer in MOON)>